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clover hay proved superior to timothy hay. In other 

 words, the farmer is able by this means to make the 

 stover serve every purpose, in cattle feeding, at least, 

 for which timothy is now used. Under these circum- 

 stances it is fair to say that timothy and stover have 

 at least equal feeding values. It is quite probable that 

 where such hays as clover, alfalfa and cowpeas are 



FURTHER EXPERIMENTS WITH STOVER AND HAY 



1899, yearling steers, 104 days, four steers in each lot, four 

 pounds corn per head per day. 



Corn and 

 timothy hay 



Com, clover 



hay and 

 corn stover 



Com eaten, lbs 



Boughness eaten, lbs. 



1,568 

 6,536 



Total gain, lbs 



Average gain per day per head. 

 Grain per pound gain 



.64 

 i.OO 



1,668 



03,593 



2>3,631 



356 



a Clover hay. b Corn stover. 



1900, yearling steers, 80 days, four steers in each lot, six pounds 

 corn per head per day. 



Corn and 

 timothy hay 



Corn, clover 



hay and 

 corn stover 



Corn eaten, lbs 



Roughness eaten, lbs. 



Total gain, lbs 



Average daily gain, lbs. 

 Grain per pound gain . 



1,926 

 4,643 



318 

 1.00 

 6.00 



1,926 



03,619 



«,298 



443 



1.35 



4.45 



a Clover hay. 6 Corn stover. 



not available, a small quantity of cottonseed meal, lin- 

 seed meal, gluten meal or bran may serve the same 

 purpose and accomplish the same result, viz, of en- 

 abling the feeder to use his stover to the best possible 

 advantage, and as a complete substitute for timothy. 

 It is needless to say that the accomplishment of this 



